"Oh my God!"

Rating: Null/10 (1 November 2002)

It's been a while since I've shouted those words out loud in a cinema and clutched my heart. How embarrassing! 'Eye' think most people will guess which bit did it. Mind you, the machete love letter was more than enough.
I haven't hitherto had much time for Danny Boyle's stuff but he's directed brilliantly here, with some striking poetic images as the wandering team see the world around themselves in an increasingly new light. The film is surprisingly moving and emotional, with an interesting central conceit revolving around the male lead's rite of passage. Only the derivative nature of the proceedings ('Day Of The Dead' is borrowed heavily from) prevents it achieving classic status. The medium used is a help that also becomes too much of a hindrance. What a picture it might of been shot on film. It would probably be easier on the eye on a PC or small TV which rather defeats the purpose of cinema.
The only other niggle is the Eccleston character's inexplicably dodgy aim at a vital moment. Otherwise terrific. Genre fans will not be disappointed (he said pompously.)